Ilorin O Poetry of Praise by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naʼallah, Abdul Rasheed, author.

Language:

English

Hausa

Yoruba

Subjects (All):

Laudatory poetry, English--Nigeria--Ilorin.

Laudatory poetry, English.

Laudatory poetry.

Ilorin (Nigeria)--Poetry.

Ilorin (Nigeria).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020

Place of Publication:

Lagos : Malthouse Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English, Yoruba and Hausa.

Summary:

Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah's Ilorin is a unique collection of praise poems in English, Yoruba, and Hausa passionately celebrating and illuminating the city of Ilorin's wealth of culture, history, Islamic heritage, and individual achievements. It is a work that is solid in content, form, and techniques. There are many quotable lines, a measure of poetic strength. I cannot forget the line about the child hearing Koranic recitation from the mother's womb. Also, the moral authority combined with oratory in a wise one who can be heard by a dumb ruler! In addition to the rich Islamic heritage and the success of Ilorin individuals in the areas of justice and bravery, the poet praises the city's delicious trademarked foods such as Warankasi, Tuworesi, and Gbegiri. Among the best executed poems are Onikepe Aduke Opo and Why the Sun Has Not Diminished in Light. Na'Allah has handled the praise poetry form dexterously, and that means at times even a critical appraisal of an item of praise. The reader comes out with a feeling of satisfaction for the poetic effulgence and knowing Ilorin better in its multiple areas of distinction and especially for its multicultural, Islamic, and tolerant character from an Ilorin-born and raised fine poet. - Tanure Ojaide, poet and scholar, Frank Porter Graham, Professor of Africana Studies, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789785739855

9785739856

OCLC:

1124335893